Attachment 5 - Fauna Management Plan · OPW24/0196

Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                           NCES REF: J001259
Lot 9 on RP225312 – 100 Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads




 Previously Recorded               Preferred Habitat                        Habitat Value within the Site
 Fauna Species

 Poephila cincta cincta            The Black-throated Finch (southern)      Unlikely to occur within the site.
 (black throated finch (white-     occurs mainly in grassy, open
 rumped subspecies)) –             woodlands and forests, typically
 listed as ‘endangered’            dominated by Eucalyptus, Corymbia
 under the NC Act and              and Melaleuca, and occasionally in
 EPBC Act;                         tussock grasslands or other habitats
                                   (for example freshwater wetlands),
                                   often along or near watercourses, or
                                   in the vicinity of water (Baldwin
                                   1976; Britton & Britton 2000; BTF
                                   Recovery Team 2004; Ley & Cook
                                   2001; NRA 2005; Wieneke 1989).
 Pteropus poliocephalus                                                     Foraging within Eucalypt trees. No
                                   The Grey-headed Flying-fox is a
 (Grey-headed Flying-fox)                                                   roost sites observed.
                                   canopy-feeding       frugivore    and
 listed as ‘vulnerable’ under
                                   nectarivore, utilising rainforests,




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 the EPBC Act
                                   open forests, closed and open
                                   woodlands, Melaleuca swamps and
                                   Banksia woodlands. The primary
                                   food source is blossom from
                                   Eucalyptus and related genera but
                                   in some areas it also utilises a wide
                                   range of rainforest fruits (Eby 1998).
 Rostratula australis                                                       Nil – no suitable habitat onsite.
                                   Prefers fringes of swamps, dams
 (Australian painted snipe) -
                                   and nearby marshy areas where
 listed as ‘endangered’
                                   there is a cover of grasses, lignum,
 under the NC Act and
                                   low scrub or open timber
 EPBC Act
 Xeromys myoides                                                            Nil – no suitable habitat onsite.
                                   The water mouse builds and
 (water mouse) – listed as
                                   occupies elaborate nest structures
 ‘vulnerable’ under the NC
                                   in intertidal zones dominated by
 Act and EPBC Act
                                   mangrove and saltmarsh vegetation
                                   communities, which are preferred
                                   habitat for this species.

The field investigations did not incidentally identify the presence of any of the conservation significant
fauna species previously recorded on Wildlife Online and identified in Table 1.
3.2      Habitat Connectivity
The Queensland Globe aerial imagery was reviewed to assess the extent of vegetation/habitat
surrounding the site which has the potential to facilitate dispersal opportunities for fauna species
(refer to Plate 5).
The site contains a limited amount of intact bushland in its northern corner and western boundary.
The remaining bushland in the northern corner and western boundary exhibits direct connectivity
with the adjacent bushland area to the north. The bushland areas bordering the site to the north,
east and south are contained within the Noosa National Park and Girraween Sports Complex and
Nature Refuge. These bushland units combine to form a critical north south corridor within the local
landscape, noting a large portion of the corridor exhibits wet heath.
Sunshine Beach Road dissects the corridor to the north limiting safe terrestrial fauna dispersal
through the landscape and represents high risk of vehicle strike to terrestrial and arboreal fauna. No
fauna impact mitigation measures such as terrestrial overpasses, rope ladders or even underpasses
are available across Sunshine Beach Road to assist with fauna movement.
Langura Street represents a similar barrier to terrestrial fauna movement in an east to west direction




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